Khlung district
District in Chanthaburi, Thailand
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Khlung (Thai: ขลุง, pronounced [kʰlǔŋ]) is the southernmost district (amphoe) of Chanthaburi province, eastern Thailand.
Khlung
ขลุง | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Waterfall, Namtok Phlio National Park | |
 District location in Chanthaburi province | |
| Coordinates: 12°27′17″N 102°13′17″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chanthaburi |
| Seat | Khlung |
| Area | |
• Total | 756.038 km2 (291.908 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 55,044 |
| • Density | 72.8/km2 (189/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 22110 |
| Geocode | 2202 |
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Laem Sing, Mueang Chanthaburi, Makham, and Pong Nam Ron in Chanthaburi Province, and Bo Rai, Khao Saming, and Laem Ngop in Trat province. To the southeast is the Gulf of Thailand.
Namtok Phlio National Park is located in Mueang, Laem Sing, Khlung and Makham districts.[1][2]
Administration
The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 90 villages (mubans). Khlung is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers tambon Khlung. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khlung | ขลุง | - | 11,259 | |
| 2. | Bo | บ่อ | 10 | 6,715 | |
| 3. | Kwian Hak | เกวียนหัก | 10 | 4,400 | |
| 4. | Tapon | ตะปอน | 6 | 3,274 | |
| 5. | Bang Chan | บางชัน | 6 | 3,735 | |
| 6. | Wan Yao | วันยาว | 8 | 5,346 | |
| 7. | Sueng | ซึ้ง | 11 | 4,830 | |
| 8. | Map Phai | มาบไพ | 6 | 2,350 | |
| 9. | Wang Sappharot | วังสรรพรส | 9 | 2,859 | |
| 10. | Trok Nong | ตรอกนอง | 6 | 2,358 | |
| 11. | Tok Phrom | ตกพรม | 11 | 3,844 | |
| 12. | Bo Wen | บ่อเวฬุ | 7 | 4,074 |
